Congleton beat Macclesfield by 8 minutes and 53 seconds in this first of two inter club 25’s counting towards the Karl Austin Memorial Inter Club 25 Shield. The second leg will be promoted by us on June 24th. A repeat performance will bring the shield home. The format of the competition is an aggregate of the best 6 rider times from each club. Steve Hulme won the event in 57:26 with Ben Norbury second in 57:52, Pete Smith 59:09 (5th), Wayne Powell 1:01:26 ((10th) Jamie Willetts 1:01:48 (13th), and Kelvin Milward 1:01:55 (15th), gave us an aggregate of 5:59:29 compared to Macclesfield Wheelers 6:08:53.
Best Congleton Lady on the night was Sue Blake in 1:12:55 (PB) by just 5 seconds from Denise Hurst. The Best Congleton Junior was Mark Allen in a PB of 1:08:19. The Best on handicap was Angelo DeAngelis whose 1:07:16 gained him maximum points on the night and further advantage at the top of Handicap Points League.
photo by Ken NorburyFull Results Here.